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02581aam a2200325 a 4500 001 BDA541606A8A11E689525693DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160825010506 008 110415s2012 enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2011015294 020 $a 0415377900 (hardback) 020 $a 9780415377904 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)166383913 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d BAKER $d YDXCP $d UKMGB $d SILO 050 00 $a GV706 M85 2012 100 1 $a Mumford, Stephen. 245 10 $a Watching sport : $b aesthetics, ethics and emotion / $c Stephen Mumford. 260 $a Abingdon, Oxon ; $b Routledge, $c 2012. 300 $a xi, 152 p. ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Ethics and sport 520 $a "Do we watch sport for pure dumb entertainment? While some people might do so, Stephen Mumford argues that it can be watched in other ways. Sport can be both a subject of high aesthetic values and a valid source for our moral education. The philosophy of sport has tended to focus on participation, but this book instead examines the philosophical issues around watching sport. Far from being a passive experience, we can all shape the way that we see sport.Delving into parallels with art and theatre, this book outlines the aesthetic qualities of sport from the incidental beauty of a well-executed football pass to the enshrined artistic interpretation in performed sports such as ice-skating and gymnastics. It is argued that the purist literally sees sport in a different way from the partisan, thus the aesthetic perception of the purist can be validated. The book moves on to examine the moral lessons that are to be learned from watching sport, depicting it as a contest of virtues. The morality of sport is demonstrated to be continuous with, rather than separate from, the morality in wider life, and so each can inform the other. Watching sport is then recognised as a focus of profound emotional experiences. Collective emotion is particularly considered alongside the nature of allegiance. Finally, Mumford considers why we care about sport at all.Addressing universal themes, this book will appeal to a broad audience across philosophical disciplines and sports studies"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a Sports $x Philosophy. 650 0 $a Sports spectators. 650 0 $a Sports $x Moral and ethical aspects. 830 0 $a Ethics and sport. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825035613.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=BDA541606A8A11E689525693DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search